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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Dialogue, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Madame de Saint-Ange in this section, why are no desires uncommon?
(a) They are all permitted in libertinage.
(b) They are all lawful.
(c) They are all found in nature.
(d) They are all pleasurable.

2. What is Eugenie's initial reaction to seeing Dolmance in Madame's boudoir in the Third Dialogue?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is nonplussed.
(c) She is giddy.
(d) She is livid.

3. Near the end of this section, Dolmance discusses his libertine friends seducing who?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Animals.
(c) Grandchildren.
(d) Mental patients.

4. In this section, what does Dolmance declare is the most important mission a young girl can undertake?
(a) Pleasing men.
(b) Disobeying her guardians.
(c) Drinking and smoking.
(d) Sensual pleasure.

5. In this section of the Third Dialogue, what does Eugenie forswear?
(a) Monogamy.
(b) Her family.
(c) Virginity.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chevalier exit to at the end of the First Dialogue?

2. Which of the following groups is not one that Sade refers to specifically in To the Libertines?

3. Who is the first character to begin kissing and caressing Eugenie?

4. Where was Eugenie before she became acquainted with Madame de Saint-Ange?

5. According to Dolmance, what separates the understanding of virtue and vice?

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